Manasarovar - Mount Kailash Yatra 2016 Day 1: 16th May We did not expect this but this is what happened. Reaching Shamshabad airport before 5am was an achievement as we almost missed the 6:05am flight. In fact the Airlines announced our names on the last call for boarding. Airport was fully crowded. It was a long wait in New Delhi Airport, almost 5hrs for connecting flight to Kathmandu. At Terminal 3, around 12:30pm, we met our Kailash yatra guru Anandan Swamy (from Sri Ramakrishna Mutt, Chennai) and other members of our troupe; in all 36 members. Landing at Kathmandu airport was 25min delayed due to no clearance from ground. Once landed, a mini bus picked up all 36 of us and took us to a hotel called Royal Singi Hotel. It’s a very decent 4-star hotel. After fresh up, there was team meeting at 7pm and we all were briefed with details of our itinerary, pony, currency and emergency. We were all given empty red bags, jackets and caps. Post dinner, we...
Manasarovar - Mount Kailash Yatra 2016